Thread: Using Electrical Muscular Stimulation (EMS) for CVA patient
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Old 14-10-2007, 12:17 PM
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Re: Using Electrical Muscular Stimulation (EMS) for CVA patient
Procedure used has the following settings.

1-Parameter Setting:

a-Waveform: Symmetrical Biphasic preferred, but monophasic or polyphasic can also be used.

b-Phase duration: depends upon the type of current used.

c-Pulse rate: 100 to 350 Hz

d-Polarity: Makes no difference

e-Amplitude: Motor Nerve Stimulation

2-Current Modulation Mode: Continuous Pulses

3-Electrode Placement: Bipolar over target muscles

4-Treatment Time: No clinical data to suggest the treatment time.
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